NPR News: 08-18-2026 8PM EDT
Summary
This NPR News Now episode covers attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz amid U.S.-Iran tensions and threats against Oman. It reports on the Trump administration’s repeal of a forest logging ban, a federal lawsuit against Meta regarding youth harm, and Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s re-election in Florida. Additionally, the broadcast details a legal challenge to new immigration rules limiting foreign student visas and notes a pullback in Wall Street markets.
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Tankers attacked in Strait of Hormuz amid US-Iran tensions
Trump administration repeals logging ban on national forests
Lawsuit against Meta over alleged harms to young people
Florida election results and primary updates
Lawsuit challenges new limits on foreign student visas
Quebec separatist leader delays independence referendum
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